Case or receptacle for use by tourists or others



(No Model.)

B. E. JOHNSTON} CASE 0R REGEPTAGLE FOR USE BY TOU RISTSv OR OTHERS.

No. 575,893. Patented Jan. 26. 1897.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EFFIE E. JOHNSTON, OF ANGELS CAMP, CALIFORNIA.

CASE OR RECEPTACLE FOR USE BY TOURISTS OR OTHERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 57 5,893, dated January26, 1897.

Application filed July 15, 1896.

To ctlZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EFFIE E. JOHNSTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Angels Camp, in the county of Oalaveras and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Casesor Receptacles for Use by Tourists or Others, of which the following isa specification, reference be ing had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part thereof, in which similar numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

This invention relates to cases or receptacles for stationery, toilet,and other articles; and the object thereof'is to provide a device ofthis class which is particularly adapted for use" by tourists ortravelers and which is adapted to be suspended from a wall or othersupport, and which is also designed to serve as a paper-file, a mirror,and for other and similar purposes, a further object being to provide anarticle of the class specified which is simple in construction andcomparatively inexpensive and which, if desired, may be folded together.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which Figure 1 is afront or plan View of my improved case or receptacle, and Fig. 2 a sec;tion on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

In the practice of my invention I provide a case or receptacle for thepurpose herein specified, consisting of a rectangular frame composed ofa central portion 5 and side portions 6, and connected with the bottomof the central portion 5 is a supplemental portion 7 of the same sizeand form as the central portion 5, both of these parts being preferablysquare in form, and the side portions 6, which are connected with thecentral portion 5 of The main frame, are also rectangular in form, butpreferably mu ch narrower than said central portion.

The side portions 6 may be so connected with the central portion 5 as tobe folded thereover, or the entire main frame, composed of the centralportion 5 and the side portions 6, may be rigid, and the supplementalportions 7 may also be hinged or otherwise secured to the centralportion 5 of the main frame, and in practice I connect the lower corners8, 9, 10, and 11 by means of cords or Serial No. 599,272. (No modeldchains 12, and these cords or chains 12 are adapted to serve aspaper-files or for any other and similar purpose, and secured to theupper corners of the main frame is a similar rope, cord, or chain 13, bywhich the device may be suspended from any suitable support.

The front of the central portion 5 of the main frame is provided with amirror 14, and form ed on or secured to the upper part of one of theside portions 6 is a pincushion 15, and below said pincushion are aplurality of pockets 16, 17, and 18, and these pockets are designed toserve as receptacles for a comb, curling-iron, and brush, and theopposite side portion 6 is also provided with a plurality of pockets 19,20, and 21, which are des gned to serve as receptacles for letters andvarious other articles, and the supplemental portion 7 of the frame isprovided with a plurality of pockets 22, 23, 2a, 25, 26, and 27, ofwhich the larger pockets 22 and 23 are designed to serve as receptaclesfor letter-paper, envelops, &c., the pockets 26 and 27 as receptaclesfor inkstands, stamps, and pens, and the pockets 24 and 25 asreceptacles for pencils, penholders, and other articles.

The back of the frame or frames is composed of a plate or board 28,which may be formed from cardboard or any other material, and around thesame is placed a flange 29, and the pockets connected with the frame orframes may be made of leather, cloth, or any desired material, and theentire device may be ornamented in any preferred manner.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent As a new article of manufacture a case or receptaclefor stationery, toilet, and other articles adapted for the use oftravelers or tourists, consisting of a case or receptacle of rectangularform having a central portion, side portions secured thereto, and inconnection with the. bottom of said central portion is a supplementalportion of corresponding form as of the said central portion, the lowercorners of said portion being engaged by cords or chains adapted toserve as paper-files or any other similar and desirable purpose, asimilar rope or chain secured to the upper outer corners of said mainframe, adapted to support the said receptacle, a mirror on the Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as 10 my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 30th day of June,1.890.

EFFIE E. JOHNSTON.

Vitnesses:

OTTO DoLLINo, A. N. J ONES.

